Wednesday, 3 August 2016

Spent a short (hour and a half) visit to the Isle of Grain. Wainscots featured highly in the catch and I should probably have retained a few more for photography! A male Gem, one Silver Y and several Rush Veneer (5) all made for a pleasant catch. I am beginning to wonder why I only stayed out for such a short spell as I made it home by 12.15am...(most of the packing-up time was taken by my reading the Last Rites to 10,000 Water Veneers!). If you see anything useful in my micro selection, do drop me a line!

Twin-spotted Wainscot

Twin-spotted Wainscot

Wainscot - presumed dark Webb's...comments appreciated please.

Webb's Wainscot

Webb's Wainscot

Fen Wainscot

Reed Dagger

Gem (male) - will I ever catch a female?

Rush Veneer

White-line Dart

White-line Dart

Dog's Tooth

Dog's Tooth

Plain Pug

Antler Moth (one of four caught)

Crescent

Crescent

And some micros, which I'll try and name later...

Evergestis extimalis

Cochylis hybridella

Acrobasis suavella

Schoenobius gigantella

dunno 1

dunno 2

dunno 3

dunno 4 - but very big!

dunno 5

Dunno 6

Dunno 7

And a Dark Arches - just because it's a well-marked almost nice specimen...

Real-time Earth and Moon phase

About Ross Newham - The Bald Birder

My natural history delights, now back in Kent, after lots of travels and a couple of years in Oxfordshire. The arrival of Junior Baldie and Junioress Baldie has meant a change to my natural history habits - gone, for the time being, is all-day ringing and in place? Moths...